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Meeting on Willmar, Minn., utility GM may have violated Open Meeting Law

Meeting on Willmar, Minn., utility GM may have violated Open Meeting Law

Susan Lunneborg West Central Tribune

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news WILLMAR -- When the Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission closed its meeting Monday to discuss possible misconduct by General Manager Bruce Gomm, it may have violated the Open Meeting Law in two ways.
The commission may not have had proper grounds to close the meeting at all -- especially in light...
Willmar, 56201

Willmar Minnesota 2208 Trott Ave. SW / P.O. Box 839 56201

2012-11-30 12:15:51

WILLMAR -- When the Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission closed its meeting Monday to discuss possible misconduct by General Manager Bruce Gomm, it may have violated the Open Meeting Law in two ways.

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The commission may not have had proper grounds to close the meeting at all -- especially in light of a request prior to the meeting that Gomm submit his resignation.

Susan Lunneborg is news editor of the West Central Tribune. She joined the staff in Willmar in 1999 and has been a newspaper journalist for nearly 20 years. She can be reached directly at the email linked here, but for the most timely response, please send news releases to the Tribune's general news email: news@wctrib.com.